CX-100617 Categorical Exclusion Determination

The Vacuum Sanitation Energy Efficiency Retrofits Project
Award Number: DE-IE0000031
CX(s) Applied: B5.1, B5.2
Office of Indian Energy
Date: 05/11/2016
Location(s): AK
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to reduce energy costs and consumption in the sanitation systems in three Alaskan communities through the implementation of deep energy retrofits. These retrofits would also reduce fire danger significantly and provide an opportunity to improve local training and technical capacity through on-site training.

Activities associated with the proposed project would include energy-efficiency improvements such as replacement of vacuum sewer pumps, installation of LED lighting, replacement of heating system controls, insulation of heating pipes, and minor weatherization including weather stripping and caulking of air leakage of water treatment facilities in Noorvik, Kotlik, and Alakanuk, AK. Physical modification at each facility would be limited to replacement of existing equipment and re-piping of the facilities’ heating systems. The only equipment to be installed outdoors would be LED lighting replacements of existing fixtures. There would be no ground disturbing activities and no change in the use, mission or operation of existing facilities would arise out of this effort. The facilities have all applicable permits in place, and would not need additional permits for the proposed activities.